Al Qaeda confirms Laden' death, vows revenge

2011-05-07 08:14:38

Al Qaida confirmed on Friday that Osama bin Laden was dead, dispelling doubts by some Muslims the group's leader had really been killed by US forces.
Taliban: Laden's death to impetus war

Russia to host children from Asian countries

2011-05-05 17:07:37

Russia invited several hundred of kids from China, India and the Democratic People's Republic of Korean (DPRK) to spend summer months in the country's children recreation camps, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.

UK calls for mroe military action in Libya

2011-05-05 21:33:08

British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday called for an increased TEMPO of Military Action in Libya, denying a timescale set for Libya mission.

Film fuels buzz about Sarkozy's foibles

2011-05-05 21:08:46

A film chronicling French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election and the subsequent collapse of his marriage is creating a buzz.

US, Italy concerned over Syrian situation

2011-05-05 19:13:01

The escalading protest in Syria has forced its way onto the agenda of the second contact group talks on Libya, aimed at further sanctions against the North Africa country and an immediate end to the violence there.

Russia tests Su-35S series fighter

2011-05-05 16:20:39

Major Russian aircraft designer Sukhoi had recently carried out test flights of its first series-produced Su-35S Flanker-E fighter.

Polls mean unhappy first birthday for UK coalition

2011-05-05 15:40:59

Britons voted on Thursday in a referendum on electoral reform that has split the year-old coalition government and raised doubts about whether the partnership will last.

Giving frozen assets to rebels is piracy

2011-05-06 09:22:26

The Libyan government rejected on Thursday US plans to unblock its frozen assets and give them to rebels fighting Muammar Gadhafi.

Castro criticizes killing of Bin Laden

2011-05-06 08:50:23

Fidel Castro criticized the way in which Bin Laden die, saying that he was killed in a situation where he was un-armed with his family.

US insists bin Laden killed during firefight

2011-05-06 08:02:04

US officials sought to keep a lid on growing skepticism over Washington's version of events around Osama bin Laden's death, insisting the al-Qaida leader was killed during a firefight in the compound in Pakistan where he was hiding.

Obama visits NYC's Ground Zero

2011-05-06 06:51:02

US President Barack Obama planned to honor victims of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Thursday by laying a wreath at the site of the World Trade Center, where slain terrorist Osama bin Laden changed the course of history in a day of carnage that shook the United States and killed nearly 3,000 people.

Merkel calls for restart of Middle East peace process

2011-05-06 06:29:55

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for Israel and the Palestinians to restart peace negotiation "very quickly."